Idiosyncraies

    We see a certain attitude, behavior peculiar to each individual. The svabhava or nature of a person is decided by the mind he has acquired from the soul, Atman. The Soul, Atman, a spiritual entity, actually builds a material physical body from the water and soil (food), like a silkworm weaves a cocoon from its saliva. The silkworm survives on mulberry leaves and acquires a body of a worm that goes into hibernation in a cocoon and finally escapes as a colorful butterfly! This is the model for a jiva, like the human being! The jiva should finally hibernate(take to Renunciation/sanyasa),yoga and samadhi, and try to escape the clutches of rebirths as a butterfly?

  Now, the life and activities of a person is determined by the inherent qualities as well as acquired ones. The dominant qualities are of the Rajas, Tamas, or the Sattva (that vary from time to time). Further, the circumstances, the environment- physical and social or cultural, decide the idiosyncrasies- attitudes and behaviors of the person. Nothing is common between persons, not even between the twins or siblings. Some persons are adamant, argumentative, and never budge.Some are bent on holding on to their preconceived ideas. Some do not think about the pros and cons of their attitude and behavior and never bother to respect others, hear or take their points of view! Some persons remain short-tempered throughout their life, whereas, some are mild and timid! the world goes on. There is a saying, adage, that "the born qualities cannot change!"

  The most beautiful thing that one can observe here in these persons of different types is that "nothing counts at the end!' "All unto dust", they say. This is the ultimate truth. This prompts us to just love a person for all his nuances (nuisances?), idiosyncrasies, attitudes and behavior, likes and dislikes. Love a person judgment does not arise. Judge a person love disappears!

   Hence, even the mind and its attributes are of no consequences in the liberation from bondage of the  jiva, from its sufferings, miseries, and rebirths, from its prarabhda karma! Only yoga will deliver at the end.